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Project Valhalla's First Preview: JEP 401 Redefines == for Java Objects

A N M Bazlur Rahman — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:32:00 GMT

JEP 401, integrated into JDK 28, introduces value objects. These new class instances feature final fields, altered behavior for equality checks, and stricter construction and synchronization rules. It aims to enhance efficiency and reduce memory allocation costs. However, the preview is disabled by default and requires specific configuration at compile and run time.

By A N M Bazlur Rahman

Java News Roundup: Shenandoah GC, TeamCity CVE, A2A Java SDK, Camel, Gradle, GlassFish, Groovy

Michael Redlich — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:45:00 GMT

This week's Java roundup for August 3rd, 2026, features news highlighting: JEP 535, Shenandoah GC: Generational Mode by Default, targeted for JDK 28; point releases of A2A Java SDK, Apache Camel and Gradle; a maintenance release of GlassFish; the fifth milestone release of Groovy 8.0; and a follow-up of the JetBrains TeamCity CVE.

By Michael Redlich

Java News Roundup: OpenJDK JEPs, Jakarta EE, GraalVM, TornadoVM, Micronaut, Quarkus, JobRunr, Maven

Michael Redlich — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:30:00 GMT

This week's Java roundup for July 27th, 2026, features news highlighting: OpenJDK JEPs targeted and proposed to target for JDK 28; the GA release of GPULlama3.java 1.0; point releases of Micronaut, Quarkus and JobRunr; a maintenance release of JDKUpdater; the sixth release candidate of Maven 4.0; and the first milestone release of Jakarta Agentic AI 1.0.

By Michael Redlich

Embabel Agent Framework Reaches 1.0

Erik Costlow — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:43:00 GMT

Embabel has reached its 1.0 release, providing a framework for AI agents on Java It allows Java and Kotlin developers to define agents as typed domain objects. Built on Spring AI, Embabel supports multiple model providers and combines planning with predefined state machines, offering flexibility for agent workflows.

By Erik Costlow